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A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, but her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.
Keywords
rap music
hip-hop
musician
poetry
artist
aspiration
female rapper
Casts

Azealia Banks
Coco

Common
Coltrane

Jill Scott
Professor Dixon

Lorraine Toussaint
Nichelle

Hana Mae Lee
Julie

Lucien Laviscount
Derek

John David Washington
Mahlik

Mary Christina Brown
Sapphire

Nancy Cejari
Party guest

Esperanza Spalding
Herself

Au-Yeung Jin
Jin

Jeremie Harris
Matt

Jas Anderson
Thug 1

Bryan Burton
Shy Nerdy Guy

Ryan Metcalf
Male Jock
Michael Daruler
Marcus

Arjun Gupta
Naveen

Craig muMs Grant
MuMs da Schemer

La Daniella
Tomboyish Latina (as Daniella De Jesus)

Method Man
Ref

Melissa Jackson
Slam Host
Crews

Tanisha Scott
Choreographer

RZA
Director
Atsushi Nishijima
Still Photographer
Bruce Cannon
Editor

Maysie Hoy
Editor
Kerry Barden
Casting

Tricia Wood
Casting

Richard Gibbs
Original Music Composer
Sharon Lomofsky
Production Design
Joanne Ling
Set Decoration
Bert Reo Anderson
Key Hair Stylist

Deborah Aquila
Casting
Paul Hall
Producer
Troy Lynch
Original Music Composer
Joseph E. Colmenero
Set Decoration
Natalie Galazka
Line Producer
Lorraine Coppin
Costume Design
Paul Schnee
Casting
Valerie Gladstone-Appel
Hair Department Head
Matiki Anoff
Makeup Department Head
Carlee Briglia
Associate Producer
Anthony Dickey
Hairstylist
Marjorie Durand
Key Makeup Artist
Tywan Williams
Key Hair Stylist
Joseph White
Cinematography
Nicole Jefferson Asher
Writer
Backdrops & Posters





